Morning journal and courier., 1887-07-13
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 ann-General Notes Of Interest.

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 son-General Notes of Interest.
 Captain Isaac E, Browns 130 ton freight steamer is laid up at present at Indian River, as there is but little freight business on the river during the summer.
 Fair Haven is duller than ever this sum- mer and there seems to be almost nothing going on. The oyster trade is, of course, practically over, although the dealers are sending out few tubs daily. As an old resi- every year since Baltimore began to take the lead as an oyster shipping center. Many Fair Haven people are away on vacations and 8 good portion of those who remain at home seem to be making desperate effort to keep cool to the exclusion of almost all other busl- ness. It is noticeable also that there are not SO many summer visitors this year as usual.
 Henry Moody of the east side is breaking 10 a wagon several of the Texas ponies that were sold at auction at the almshouse. About all of the horse car horses that have been afflicted with the pinkeye have recov- cred.
 Miss Geary of Clay street has composed 8 very pretty waltz that c. M. Loomis has published. Miss Geary is quite an accom- plished musician.
 Luzerne Barnes is considered the cham pion bass fisherman. He seems to have re- markable luck in this particular line. The storm of Sunday damaged the wires
  far as learned no other damage was done.
 Miss Kate Jennings of Montpelier, Vt., is visiting friends on the east side for few days.
 The work of repairing the eastern part of Grand avenue has been nearly completed.
 The many friends of Dennis Bree, a driver on the horse railroad, will regret to learn of the aff1iction he has met with in the loss of his six year old son, who died of inhamma- tion Monday.
 The daughters of Rev. P. s. Evans, of the Baptist church, are stopping at New Jersey watering place.
 Mrs. Frank Foot is at Block Island.
 John Judge, formerly a conductor on the Fair Haven road, has accepted @ similar position on the West Haven road.
 Employees of the wire mill state that Geo. Barton, the convict who. escaped from the penitentiary in Worcester, Mass, @ month or so ago, was in town on Sunday. Barton worked in the wire mill g year or two ago and boarded with Henry Ellsman of the Farren Avenue Hotel. He worked at the wire mill and earned good wages. Barton became acquainted with one of MT. Ellsman's daughters and after time they were mar ried. Barton and his wife lived together at the hotel for about a year and had one child. Barton then went to Massachusetts, and his father-in- law, having heard certain rumors to the effect that he had wife and two children living, determined to investigate and upon visiting Worcester found that his information was correct. Bar ton was arrested and charged with ''polyga- my" according to the Massachusetts law and sent up for long term. A few months. ago he headed gang of six who made their escape. Barton has since been at large. It is thought that he left town as suddenly as he came, having heard that the police had been look ing for him.
 Cashier John c. Bradley of the Merchants bank and family are at their cottage at Mor- ris Cove for the summer. George E. Thomp son and family have also moved to the Cove for the season.